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Matthew Powell was recently nominated by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada to serve on the Canadian Patent Agent Examining Board.   The Commissioner of Patents, Sylvain Laporte, accepted the nomination and has appointed Matthew to the Board for a term of three years, beginning in 2012.

Evangellos (Van) Vekris was a keynote presenter at the 50th annual MetSoc Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2011) in Montreal, QC in October. Van spoke to the conference on the topic of “Successfully Patenting New Materials and Processes”.

Matthew Powell presented on considerations for patent drafting and prosecution as part of a panel discussing Fraud on the Patent Office during the 2011 IPIC Annual General Meeting held September in Chicago, Illinois.

Sim & McBurney and Sim Lowman Ashton & McKay are very pleased to congratulate Dr. Erica Lowthers and Dr. Evangellos (Van) Vekris for having succeeded in the 2011 patent agent qualifying examinations.

The examinations, which rigorously test candidates’ practical understanding of patent laws, procedures and drafting skills, are extremely difficult to write successfully. As such, passing the exams is a major professional milestone.

Van and Erica will soon be added to the register of Canadian Patent Agents, and will be assuming greater responsibilities at the firms that will enhance our capacity to provide insightful intellectual property advice to our clients, in the personable manner for which we are known.

We wish Van and Erica continued success at the firms, and in this profession.

Sim & McBurney and Sim Lowman Ashton & McKay invest in Youth Leadership Training Aboard Tallships

Firms’ support of Toronto Brigantine’s Bursary Fund enables less fortunate youth to benefit from unique maritime programs

TORONTO, CANADA (October 25, 2010) – Sim & McBurney, and Sim Lowman Ashton & McKay have made a major endowment contribution to the Toronto Brigantine Inc. (TBI) Bursary Fund that will provide youth ages 12-18 with unique and valuable skills and leadership training aboard two, Canadian tallships: STV Pathfinder and TS Playfair.

This contribution was made in memory of Stephen Lane, their late partner in the firms who served as a Director on TBI’s board.

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